State Road Maintenance

Maintenance on state roads including potholes and snow removal should be reported to PennDot's hotline at 800-349-7623.

Street Lights

The Borough of Pottstown purchased the street light system from Philadelphia Electric Company in 1989. The borough owns and maintains approximately 1,800 street lights. The borough street lights are designed to light streets and alleys. All street lights are operated by electric eyes, which turn the light on when it gets dark and off in the morning when it gets light.

Traffic Lights

The Borough of Pottstown owns and operates 41 traffic lights. PennDot regulates all traffic lights in Pennsylvania as to layout, timing, location, and signage. Any changes to a signalized intersection requires Penndot approval.

Report street light and traffic light problems to Public Works Office at 610-970-6527.